Common

Rock the Bells 2013 books Tyler the Creator, Big Krit, Wu-Tang Clan

2013-05-15 06:00:00

When Rock the Bells sets up in San Bernardino this fall, the traveling hip-hop festival will feature two of hip-hop’s most revered – and dead – voices: Wu-Tang Clan’s uproarious�fallen member�Ol’ Dirty Bastard and godfather...

Man sues Boy Scouts over alleged abuse from 1970s

2013-05-03 19:39:00

A Pennsylvania man on Friday sued the Boy Scouts of America, alleging that the youth organization failed to protect him from sexual abuse by a Scoutmaster nearly 37 ago and then covered it up. Carl Maxwell Jr. was one of five boys, ages 13 and 14, who...

PASSINGS: Robert W. Edgar, Chrissy Amphlett, Robert Earl Holding

2013-04-23 22:43:00

Robert W. Edgar Six-term Pennsylvania congressman Robert W. Edgar, 69, who represented Pennsylvania for six terms in the House of Representatives, served as president of the Claremont School of Theology and went on to lead the public interest group...

Inauguration party: Common, John Legend, T-Pain and Generation Now

2013-01-20 11:48:00

WASHINGTON -- With American flags projected on the tall walls surrounding the stage, an excited Common took the stage. Saturday night's show, he declared, was a celebration. "When our president, Barack Obama, won, it was a victory for all of us," the...

John Legend, 2 Chainz honored at Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball

2013-01-21 08:45:00

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Doug E. Fresh, 2 Chainz and MC Lyte were among those on hand to be honored at Sunday night's Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. But none let the fact that they were collecting hardware keep...

S.S. Coachella 2012: Pulp, Yeasayer stay afloat

2012-12-17 10:23:00

There might be no richer musical irony than hearing Pulp play "Common People" onboard a luxury cruise liner. A Brit pop laceration of slumming art-school dilettantes performed to a room full of absolutely hammered music-biz wheeler-dealers en route to...

Hip-hop and pop music crowd D.C. for Obama inauguration

2013-01-19 08:00:00

All eyes will be on Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor when they take the stage at Monday's presidential inauguration. But they're far from the only major artists partaking in the festivities. A slew of performing artists will be taking the...

Coachella on the high seas

2012-12-20 06:00:00

The S.S. Coachella cruise is the exact opposite of what the landlocked Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is for most fans. Imagine what that weekend in Indio would be like without the parking hassles and dehydration, but instead with breakfast in bed...

Shopping: Beach-town boutiques from Venice to Laguna

2012-07-08 00:00:00

With summer in full swing, it's time to hit the beach — for sunning, yes, but also for shopping. There's a new level of sophistication in shopping along the coast. Locally owned boutiques with a curated point of view are changing the flavor of...

Controversial Arizona nonprofit releases name of contributors -- more nonprofits

2012-11-05 09:03:38

Arizona nonprofit must turn over records, judge orders

2012-10-31 18:33:48

Nicki Minaj, Glen Campbell, Wilco among L.A.'s top summer concerts

2012-06-05 21:36:47

Talk about burying the lead. Eventually, "The Beat is the Law" gets somewhat closer to Pulp, the British band who endured years of obscurity until achieving enough fame to headline the Glastonbury festival.

2012-04-09 00:00:00

The Roots drummer and music producer ?uestlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) comes out from behind the drums for a DJ set, for the Mayhem at the Mid night of hip-hop.

2011-08-25 12:54:19

Melamid's rendering of Common, described in The Times as a forward-looking hip-hop tastemaker.

2008-08-26 11:58:07